San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-12-07
"Who brought youy"

! call"
Who's Captain BeauregardF" asked
Louis, with quick frowu.
HE is Captain in tn til, you know,
Louis. Such handsome fellow-and you
can't think how nice he is. I'll tell you all
about my adventures. You stop, Molly,
and hear"
She threw off her hat quite spoiled by
the RAIN, and, sitting down at her uncles
feet, told her story from the beginning-a
story which failed TO please Louis Char.
teris; but Mr.. Herbert said the Fanshawes
had indeed been most kind, and he was
glad Mrs. Fanshawe was going to call, that
he might thank her himself.
and wasn't Captain Beauregard good
TO me'" said Valerie earnestly ut was
he who sent the orderly-his own man
didn't you know thatY
The message came as from Mrs Fan
shave, my dear, which was delicate
thoughtfulness on Captain Beauregard's
part. He must be Beauregard Of AbbOt's
Leigh-One of the few remaining Norman
families. Hand me that Country Gentry
Charters; it is ten years old, but it will
serve my purpose"
Louis handed down the volume; and Va.
lerie raised herself on her knees, and, turn.
ing to the name "Beauregard," read ont
the particulars:
Yes, there they were; BeauTegard-
of the name had had conferred upon him
the manor of Leigh, shire, A. ID. 1926:
and coming down to recent times, Gerald
Walter Beauregard married Agnes. third
daughter of seventh Earl Of -, and had
issue Gerald Walter (pr sent owner of
AbbOt's Leigh, and Max Eustace, the dates
of birth showing eight years between the
brothers.
81 remember" said Uncle VIII, closing
the book, THAT Gerald Beauregard mar
ried, about three years ago, Lady Elinor
Musgrove so this brother has no chance of
inheriting one of the finest estates in the
country"
Its just as well; perhaps he'd give up
the army, and that would be a shame"
exclaimed Valerie. "And oh, Louis, am
going to military ball, after all. They
wouldn't take no, uncle Will; and Mrs.
Fanshawe will send for me-
well, we'll hear all about it to-mor.
row." said Mr. Herbert. Now we must
go to bed"
Louis was to stay the night
So gOod-nights were said, and the quar-
tette separated, Valerie somewhat perpleX
ed by Louis lack Of sympathy.
She had thought he would he so glad to
hear she had enjoyed herself-she would
be glad II the cases were reVersed-but, IN
stead, he was quite Sullrn, and hardly said
a word. That wasn't like Louis
Poor child! it showed how ignorantly she
had pledged her fu.ure-that she so little
understood the real nature of love as to
marvel ut AMI be- grcycd by Louis want
of "sympGthy' in her days adventures,
and prusp"c : " fuiHr" enjoyment. He
would he ii f y constituted lover who
cOuJ ful it .'aS.tnt Tor his lady-love to
be taken out Of his own hands, as il were,
by handsome, 3;tr"Ctiv" man like Max
Beaurcgdrd, driving through the lanes
with him, aud evidently very happy in his
company. l1ut thcr' was no jealousy in
Valerc'S love. which proved it was no more
than si-l"r'
Loui, wi-'.,.I ne "yh,Ie lot" at DON
ninytnn ly,:IlG h.. nrrl;.rcd off somewhere
wit:iu a ". ..:"n s,.s iirrrIy convinced
that al the '',..~. a'I c., tain Beaure,
0nIri in nai .. az wore ~. and Valerie
would get lto go. y. .ftrt5 their bail.
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